One person has been killed and five others seriously injured in a two-car crash near Kawakawa in Northland.
Two cars carrying six adults and two children were involved in the crash at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Rusk Rd in Hukerenui just before 6pm.
One person had died at the scene and emergency services were working to free a seriously injured person trapped inside a car, said an ambulance communications spokesman.
A rescue helicopter was transferring four other people with serious injuries to Whangarei Hospital, he said.
Access was difficult because of the remoteness of the location, said a police spokesman.